Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 13; Anal soft rays: 12.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Salmoniformes

Family: Salmonidae

Genus: Coregonus

Species: Coregonus arenicolus Kottelat, 1997

Climate Zone

Location

• Europe: Lake Constance, Switzerland, Germany and Austria. Has been artificially hybridized with C. macrophthalmus and it is not known whether the 'original' species still exist (Ref. 59043).

Biology

Lacustrine, near flat shores, or near bottom, sometimes on steep slopes. Inhabits and spawns in shallow coastal areas (Ref. 13696). Feeds on benthic invertebrates (especially mussels and snails). Spawns in shallow water along shores (Ref. 59043).

Habitat

benthopelagic

Conservation Status

Vulnerable

Threat to Humans

Harmless